"lexicalize" meaning in English

See lexicalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: lexicalizes [present, singular, third-person], lexicalizing [participle, present], lexicalized [participle, past], lexicalized [past]
Etymology: From lexical + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lexical|ize}} lexical + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} lexicalize (third-person singular simple present lexicalizes, present participle lexicalizing, simple past and past participle lexicalized)
  1. (intransitive, of a term) To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-lexicalize-en-verb-7sXuLfRB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 20
  2. (transitive) To accept a term into one's own vocabulary as a distinct lexical unit. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-lexicalize-en-verb-7E3wGS5P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lexicalise Related terms: lexeme, lexicalisation, lexical item, lexicalization, lexical unit, lexicography, lexicology, lexicon, lexis Translations (to convert to a single lexical unit): lexicalitzar (Catalan), lexikalizovat (Czech), leksikalisere (Danish), lexicaliser (French), lexikalisieren (German), lexikalizál (Hungarian), лексикализовать (leksikalizovatʹ) (Russian), lexicalizar (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'to convert to a single lexical unit': 47 53

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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